Technology & Social Change

Section 64405

  • Note: This course focuses on how technology both shapes and is shaped by society. In our writing we will analyze claims about technological innovation and develop original arguments about the promises, problems, ethics, and ideologies of this fundamental condition of modern life. Areas for exploration include technological determinism, ethical challenges to technology, political responses to technology, utopianism, and technology's impact of various social systems, ranging from the military to commerce to the family.
  • Session Dates (session code 001)
    First day of classes:
    Monday, January 9, 2017
    Last day to add:
    Friday, January 27, 2017
    Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
    Friday, January 27, 2017
    Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript or change pass/no pass to letter grade:
    Friday, February 24, 2017
    Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
    Friday, April 7, 2017
    End of session:
    Wednesday, May 10, 2017
  • Book List Prices and book list are subject to change.